Of course, Yang Jia had thought about this possibility.
After all, viruses don't discriminate; anyone who exists in this world can be infected. Especially in this gaming world, the spread of viruses is illogical and can even be secretly driven by the system. Even with the best preventative measures, one can still be infected.
That's why Yang Jia didn't take any chances, let alone consider solutions like isolating the infected and humanely destroying them. Since it was the main quest, it had to be done, whether he wanted to or not.
However, it would be a lie to say that I have never had any hope of getting lucky.
People always have a very strange mentality. They know many things, but they just don’t happen to them, so they always have a lucky mentality and think that they will not be affected by such things.
Met a scumbag? Oh, that must be because you have poor eyesight and chose the wrong person. I will never make the wrong choice.
Got a terminal illness? That must be because you don't take care of your body and are lazy and gluttonous. Actually, I don't exercise much but I'm in good health.
Being betrayed by a friend? That must be because you are not a good person. My friend is very loyal.
…
So although Yang Jia never thought that she could be like the protagonists in the novels she had read, with halos on her heads and turning disaster into blessing, it is undeniable that she encountered so many things along the way, and each one seemed to say that she was special.
Maybe not at the beginning, but after going through so many things, she has gradually become special.
There's a saying that goes, "Heroes are made by circumstances." She was indeed just an ordinary person before, but her journey to where she is today is a result of both her own hard work and the force of circumstances. And the concept of circumstances has a more concrete meaning in this game world—because it's a world created and controlled by the system.
Although Yang Jia didn't say it out loud, she had thought that she was the one chosen by the system to change everything. Otherwise, how could she explain everything so special and different about her?
Since she was chosen by the system, and the entire world, including the virus, is controlled by the system, it would be a simple matter to avoid her and prevent her from being infected with the virus.
And since the system still needs her and there are things she needs to do, it will definitely not let her die so easily, so Yang Jia can run out alone to collect data with such confidence.
So after discovering that he was infected, Yang Jia was confused for a while.
She was initially panicked. After all, the symptoms of infection were extremely severe, and without proper care, it would be difficult to survive. She was outside the city, and no one else knew about the incident, which naturally made things even worse. But then Yang Jia felt relieved. Fortunately, she was outside the city, where there were fewer people, and she wouldn't be able to spread the virus to others.
Moreover, the various symptoms after infection also appear gradually. As long as you go back during this period, it will be fine.
But Yang Jia hesitated for only a moment before deciding to stay outside the city and complete his mission.
Now that I'm here, if I give up halfway, wouldn't all my hard work be wasted? You know, running through the entire game world is not an easy task for anyone. After spending so much time and energy, it's impossible to just give up.
In particular, Yang Jia always felt that this mission might be related to the virus.
If she went back, her only option as an infected person would be to be quarantined with everyone else and wait for a vaccine to be developed. But she knew better than anyone that vaccine development was a slog. Even if it was developed, it would only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, and people would still die in the end.
Might as well give it a try.
But... when Yang Jia thought of Li Bai, he felt very complicated.
When faced with something like this, she was flustered and naturally missed the person she could rely on. After all, for Yang Jia, the gaming world was her roots, but the only one who truly depended on her for life and death was Li Bai.
Perhaps if he couldn't get through this, he would die before the world was destroyed. And before he died, he couldn't even see Li Bai again. How could he not feel sad and disappointed?
But she was also glad that Li Bai was not there, and even glad that she was outside the city at the moment. This way, even if she died, it would be quiet, at least for a short time, no one would know about her death, and Li Bai would not know either.
Yang Jia found it hard to imagine what she would do if she learned the news.
A thought even flashed through her mind: She was really ignorant and fearless in the past, and she didn't know where her confidence came from. She knew that the two of them had no future at all, but she still selfishly dragged Li Bai into the whirlpool of emotions.
Although Li Bai also had feelings for her, if she hadn't taken that step first, Li Bai might never have understood what that feeling meant.
I don’t know, maybe I won’t be sad.
But the thought was fleeting, and Yang Jia refused to allow herself to harbor any regrets. While her time with Li Bai was brief, and there weren't many happy moments, the feelings were genuine and unforgettable. For both of them, they were the very thing that sustained them. If she regretted it, it would be a desecration of the relationship.
Yang Jia continued walking forward, his mind wandering, searching for the last plant in the illustrated guide. He also opened his long-unused smartphone, intending to record a video. If Li Bai could return to the game, this would be the last thing he left for her.
But although Yang Jia desperately wanted to hold on, her condition was actually getting worse, with various symptoms of infection gradually setting in. Fever, weakness, vomiting, dizziness... In this state, Yang Jia herself didn't know whether it was meaningful to continue to persevere.
The mountain road was rugged and even if one was watching carefully, accidents could happen, not to mention Yang Jia's current state. So, she accidentally slipped and lost her balance, and rolled down the mountain.
I don't know how many things I bumped into along the way. When I stopped, I was completely dizzy and my vision was black.
Yang Jia gritted his teeth and gripped the grass beneath him tightly, hoping to accumulate some strength.
At this moment, the illustrated book in his hand suddenly opened automatically, and the part on the last page that was originally a question mark had been replaced by a plant.
Yang Jia struggled to open his eyes and peered intently at the illustrated guide. It was a herbaceous plant, with round leaves covered in fine hairs. At the top were flowers, tiny purple blossoms clustered together, forming an inflorescence larger than the leaves. From a distance, the fluffy inflorescence resembled a furry tail.
Very familiar.
Purple Mouse Tail... The name of this plant naturally appeared in Yang Jia's mind, as if she should have known it.
At this moment, Yang Jia's heart suddenly moved. He quickly reached for his ID card from his backpack, only to find it was slightly warm. Turning it over, he saw the task on it had disappeared. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Yang Jia felt as if the place where the text had been displayed was glowing slightly.
She stared for a while, and then she felt more and more dizzy, and finally her eyes went black and she lost consciousness.
It wasn't like there were no people outside the city, after all, there were still many materials needed for research that needed to be collected here. However, most of those materials were concentrated in certain places, so whether players or NPCs, they would only gather there and not wander around.
So no one noticed that Yang Jia was lying unconscious at the foot of a mountain somewhere outside the city.
The ID card in her hand, which was already slightly warm, became even hotter and gradually emitted a faint light, wrapping Yang Jia in it.
During this process, red light flashed on her body several times.
That was the new ability she gained after the shadow of the fire phoenix fell on her when she became the lord of Phoenix City. It was Nirvana, which allowed her to be reborn immediately after death.
Yang Jia himself didn't know exactly what this ability was, but he had indeed protected her safety several times, allowing her to live safely as an NPC until now.
But at this moment, no matter how the red light flashed, it was always wrapped in a faint white light, and Yang Jia never woke up.
At first, the two lights seemed to be competing with each other, but as time passed, the two forces that had been deadlocked seemed to merge bit by bit, instead of being as distinct as they were at the beginning. Gradually, the light enveloping Yang Jia turned a light red, then this slight red gradually faded, finally returning to a faint white light.
And in this dim light, her originally clear body gradually became fainter, from solid to translucent, and finally disappeared completely.
…
In today's highly developed high-tech world, with sufficient material support, a dozen days is more than enough to build a new base.
Even though this was on Hope Star, where many tools and materials could not be used, the speed was not much slower.
Of course, this new base was much smaller than the previous one, more like a satellite city of a large city. It was located next to the forest that Li Bai had explored, primarily to facilitate the testing and research of the various plants, animals, and minerals within the forest.
During the process of establishing the base, everything went smoothly and no accidents happened.
Li Bai initially watched the progress with some concern, but then, realizing everything was normal, he simply turned his attention back to the various materials. He just didn't know why, but he couldn't concentrate. He would often find himself inexplicably lost in thought, but when he came to, he realized he hadn't been thinking about anything at all.
Li Bai thought about it and decided to take advantage of this period of free time to go back to the lunar base.
Calculating the time, Yang Jia should be almost done with her gathering mission and back in Phoenix City. If I log in to the game now, maybe I can still see her.
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